How come military influence grew in Japan?

The notion that expansion through military conquest would solve Japan's economic problems gained currency during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was argued that the rapid growth of Japan's population—which stood at close to 65 million in 1930—necessitated large food imports.

Explanation:

It was the great depression that affected Japan by a great amount

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